Deshabandu
Third highest national honour in Sri Lanka / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about Sri Lankan national civilian decoration. For the Indian politician and independence activist who is entitled as "Deshbandhu", see Chittaranjan Das.
Deshabandu (Sinhala: දේශබන්දු, romanized: dēśabandu; Tamil: தேசபந்து, romanized: Tēcapantu, lit. 'Patriot') is the third highest national honour awarded in Sri Lanka. It is awarded "for meritorious service".[1] The title is held by no more than 150 living holders at any time. It is conferred with a citation and a silver medal with a symbol of a peacock.[2] It is conventionally used as a title or prefix to the awardee's name.
Quick Facts Deshabandu දේශබන්දුதேசபந்து, Awarded by The Government of Sri Lanka ...
Deshabandu දේශබන්දු தேசபந்து | |
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Awarded by The Government of Sri Lanka | |
Type | Title of honor/Order of merit |
Eligibility | Sri Lankan citizens |
Criteria | Highly notable service to the nation |
Status | Currently constituted |
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First induction | 1986 |
Last induction | 2019 |
Precedence | |
Next (higher) | Deshamanya |
Next (lower) | Veera Chudamani |
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Deshabandu ranks lower than Deshamanya.